Both Uses of
fallacious
in
The Aeneid
- But when Ulysses, with fallacious arts, Had made impression in the people's hearts, And forg'd a treason in my patron's name (I speak of things too far divulg'd by fame), My kinsman fell.†
Book 2 *fallacious = not correct
- On others practice thy Ligurian arts; Thin stratagems and tricks of little hearts Are lost on me: nor shalt thou safe retire, With vaunting lies, to thy fallacious sire.†
Book 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(fallacious) not correct
- typically describing something as mistaken due to incorrect information or belief
- sometimes describing something as an intentional lie
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus